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Jul 26, 2018 | 11:19 AM

BillGold

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First RX7..

Hey my names Bill. Just bought my first RX7. I have an 87 RX7 Turbo 2. It currently does not start but it will get there. Looking forward to learning as much as I can.

Jul 26, 2018 | 03:59 PM

blk91fc3s

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Looks like a great project to start with. What's wrong with it?

Jul 26, 2018 | 11:11 PM

BillGold

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Looks like a great project to start with. What's wrong with it?

i posted in the second gen forum as well. It cranks but won’t fire up. I have done the deflooding procedures, replaced the plugs, verified I have spark and fuel. Ordered a new starter from Banzhai racing because the old one sounded tired. It has some disconnected electrical connectors in the engine bay and under the dash which I posted in the second gen forum.

Im excited to get it running.

Jul 27, 2018 | 10:19 AM

Craig King

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What are your plans for the car, besides getting it to run?

Jul 27, 2018 | 11:01 AM

BillGold

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What are your plans for the car, besides getting it to run?

mite going to be a track car, specifically auto cross and time attack.

Jul 30, 2018 | 05:30 AM

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If that's an original unmodified TII, and it appears to be, that car has the potential to be worth a lot of money. How many miles are on the car? First thing I would do is verify even compression pulses. Since it will not run run, performing a proper compression test is not possible. These engines need to be a normal operating temperature or the compression test results will not be accurate what so ever.

Jul 30, 2018 | 08:28 AM

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Jul 30, 2018 | 09:10 AM

BillGold

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Thanks for the reply. It is an original turbo 2. I did get it started but within 30 seconds of running it dumped its entire oil supply on the ground and ran extremely poorly. Back to the drawing board lol.